English Explanatory Dictionary

wyvern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.

Pronunciation

wī'və(r)n wĭ'və(r)n wē'və(r)n /ˈwaɪvən/ /ˈwɪvən/ /ˈwiːvən/ /ˈwaɪvəɹn/ /ˈwɪvəɹn/ /ˈwiːvəɹn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wyvern1.wav

Word forms

wyvern wyverns wivern wiver wyver

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English wyver (“viper”), from Old Northern French wivre, from Vulgar Latin *vivra, *vibra, from Latin vīpera (“viper; snake, serpent”). Doublet of weever and viper. Related to viviparous.

Related words

dragon drake lindworm wyrm
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